Long March 6A
Size
Function	Launch vehicle
Manufacturer	Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology
Country of origin	China
Height	50 m (160 ft)
Diameter	3.35 m (11.0 ft)
Mass	530,000 kg (1,170,000 lb)
Stages	2
Capacity
Payload to 700 km (430 mi) SSO
Mass	4,500 kg (9,900 lb)

Associated rockets
Family	Long March
Comparable	Antares Soyuz-2
Launch history
Status	Active
Launch sites	Taiyuan LA-9A
Total launches	2
Success(es)	2
First flight	29 March 2022
Last flight	11 November 2022

Boosters
No. boosters	4
Diameter	2.0 m (6 ft 7 in)
Maximum thrust	1,214 kN (273,000 lb_f)
Total thrust	4,828 kN (1,085,000 lb_f)
Propellant	solid
First stage
Diameter	3.35 m (11.0 ft)
Powered by	2 YF-100
Maximum thrust	2,376 kN (534,000 lb_f) ^[1]
Specific impulse	300 seconds (sea level) 335 seconds (vacuum) ^[2]
Propellant	RP-1/LOX
Second stage
Diameter	3.35 m (11.0 ft)
Powered by	1 YF-115
Maximum thrust	180 kN (40,000 lb_f) ^[1]
Specific impulse	341.5 seconds (vacuum) ^[3]
Propellant	RP-1/LOX

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The Long March 6A (Chinese: 长征六号甲运载火箭) or Chang Zheng 6A as in pinyin, abbreviated LM 6A for export or CZ 6A within China, is a Chinese launch vehicle of the Long March family, which was developed by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) ^[4] and the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST). The vehicle is a further development of the Long March 6, with 2 YF-100 engines on the first stage as opposed to 1 on the Long March 6, augmented by 4 solid rocket boosters. The Long March 6A is China's first rocket with solid rocket boosters. The maiden launch of the Long March 6A took place 29 March 2022, successfully reaching orbit.^[5] It was also the first launch from the newly built launch complex 9A in Taiyuan.

Flight number	Serial number	Date (UTC)	Launch site	Payload	Orbit	Result
1	Y1	29 March 2022 09:50^[5]	Taiyuan, LA-9A	Pujiang-2 Tiankun-2	SSO	Success
2	Y2	11 November 2022 22:52	Taiyuan, LA-9A	Yunhai-3	SSO	Success

References

^ ^a ^b ZHANG Wei-dong, WANG Dong-bao (2016). "New Generation Cryogenic Quick Launching Launch Vehicle and Development". Aerospace Shanghai.
^ "Chinese YF-100 (Russian RD-120) to Power CZ-5". SPACEPAC, The Space Public Affairs Committee. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
^ "中国新一代液氧煤油发动机3：YF100/115主要特性 - 深空网". www.shenkong.net (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
^ "Development of China's new "Changzheng 6" carrier rocket commences". People's Daily Online. 2009-09-04. Retrieved 6 September 2009.
^ ^a ^b Beil, Adrian (29 March 2022). "China debuts Chang Zheng 6A, teases more variants". NASASpaceFlight. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
^ Jones, Andrew. "Chinese rocket body breaks up in orbit after successful satellite launch". Retrieved 7 December 2022.

v t e Long March (rocket family)
Rockets	Feng Bao 1 Long March 1 1D Long March 2 2A 2C 2D 2E 2F Long March 3 3A 3B 3B/E 3C Long March 4 4A 4B 4C Long March 5 5B 5DY Long March 6 6A Long March 7 7A Long March 8 Long March 9 Long March 11
Launch sites	Jiuquan Taiyuan Wenchang Xichang
Manufacturers	China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology
Designers	Wang Xiji
List of Long March launches

Chinese launch systems

Sounding rockets

T-7
OS-XO

Orbital launch vehicles

Active	Ceres-1 Hyperbola-1 Jielong 1 3 Kaituozhe 2 Kuaizhou 1 1A 11 Lijian-1 Long March CZ-2C 2D 2F 3A 3B/E 3C 4B 4C 5 5B 6 6A 7 7A 8 11 OS-M1 Zhuque-1
In development	Hyperbola-2 Kuaizhou 21 31 Long March 921 rocket 9 Naga-L New Line 1 OS-M2 OS-M4 Pallas 1 2 Zhuque-2 Nebula 1
Retired	Feng Bao 1 Kaituozhe-1 Long March CZ-1 1D 2A 2E 3 3B 4A

v t e Orbital launch systems
List of orbital launch systems Comparison of orbital launch systems
Current	Angara 1.2 A5 Antares 230+ Ariane 5 Atlas V Ceres-1 Delta IV Heavy Electron Epsilon Falcon 9 Block 5 Falcon Heavy Firefly Alpha GSLV Mk II Mk III H-IIA Hyperbola-1 Jielong 1 3 Kaituozhe 2 Kuaizhou 1 1A 11 LauncherOne Lijian-1 Long March 2C 2D 2F 3A 3B/E 3C 4B 4C 5 5B 6 6A 7 7A 8 11 Minotaur I IV V C Nuri OS-M1^† Pegasus XL Proton-M PSLV Qased Shavit 2 Simorgh^† SLS Block 1 Soyuz-2 2.1a / STA 2.1b / STB 2-1v SSLV^† Unha Vega original C Zenit 3SL 3SLB 3F Zhuque-1^†
In development	Amur Antares 330 Ariane 6 Bloostar Cyclone-4M Eris Firefly Beta H3 Hyperbola-2 Irtysh Kuaizhou 21 31 Long March 921 rocket 9 Miura 5 Neutron New Glenn New Line 1 OS-M 2 4 Orbex Prime Pallas-1 Qaem-100 Red Dwarf RS1 SLS Block 1B Block 2 Soyuz-7 Starship Terran 1 R Vega E Vulcan Zero Zhuque-2 Zuljanah
Retired	Antares 110 120 130^† 230 Ariane 1 2 3 4 ASLV Athena I II Atlas B D E/F G H I II III LV-3B SLV-3 Able Agena Centaur Black Arrow Conestoga^† Delta A B C D E G J L M N 0100 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 II III IV Diamant Dnepr Energia Europa^† Falcon 1 Falcon 9 v1.0 v1.1 v1.2 "Full Thrust" Feng Bao 1 GSLV Mk I H-I H-II H-IIB Juno I Juno II Kaituozhe-1 Kosmos original 1 2/2I 3 3M Lambda 4S Long March 1 1D^† 2A 2E 3 3B 4A Mu 4S 3C 3H 3S 3SII V N1^† N-I N-II Naro-1 Paektusan^† Pilot-2^† R-7 Luna Molniya M L Polyot Soyuz original FG L M U U2 Soyuz/Vostok Sputnik Voskhod Vostok L K 2 2M R-29 Shtil' Volna^† Rocket 3 Safir 1 1A 1B Saturn I IB V Scout X-1 Blue Scout II^† X-2^† X-2M X-3 X-3M X-4 X-2B^† B A B-1 D-1 A-1 E-1 F-1 G-1 Shavit original 1 SLV Space Shuttle SPARK^† Sparta SS-520 Start-1 Thor Able Ablestar 1 2 Agena A B D Burner 1 2 Delta DSV-2U Thorad-Agena SLV-2G SLV-2H Titan II GLV IIIA IIIB IIIC IIID IIIE 34D 23G CT-3 IV Tsyklon original 2 3 Universal Rocket UR-500 Proton Proton-K Rokot Strela Vanguard VLS-1^† Zenit 2 2M
Classes	Sounding rocket Small-lift launch vehicle Medium-lift launch vehicle Heavy-lift launch vehicle Super heavy-lift launch vehicle
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